Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013

Kaspersky Gadget in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013

1. What is Kaspersky Gadget

When using Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 on a computer running under Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7, you can also use the Kaspersky Gadget.

Kaspersky Gadget is designed for quick access to the main features of the application: protection status indication, virus scan of objects, application operation reports, etc.

You can use the gadget to perform the following main tasks:

run the application if it has been stopped

open the main application window

scan specified objects for viruses

open the news window.

After you install Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 on a computer running under Microsoft Windows 7, the gadget appears on your desktop automatically.

After you install the application on a computer running under Microsoft Windows Vista, you should add the gadget to Microsoft Windows Sidebar manually. You can find detailed instruction on how to add the gadget to Sidebar on Microsoft official web site.

Kaspersky Gadget color indicator displays your computer protection status in the same manner as the protection status indicator in the main application window does:

green indicates that your computer is duly protected

yellow indicates that there are protection problems

red indicates that your computer' security is at serious risk

grey color indicates that the application is stopped.

2. Work with Kaspersky Gadget

Using Kaspersky Gadget you can perform the following actions:

Start the application. To run the application using the gadget, click the Enable icon located in the center of the gadget.

Open the main application window. To open the main application window using the gadget, click the Display icon located in the center of the gadget.

Scan an object. To scan an object for viruses using the gadget, drag the object to scan onto the gadget. Task run progress will be displayed in the Task Manager window that opens.

Open the news window. To open the news window using the gadget, click the icon which will displayed in the center of the gadget when a piece of news is released.

3. How to configure Kaspersky Gadget

You can configure the gadget to perform the following additional actions via its buttons: